Kimmel, Eminem reach out to autoworkers

Kimmel, Eminem reach out to autoworkers

DETROIT — Eminem says he and Jimmy Kimmel will fly about 200 laid-off autoworkers to Los Angeles for Friday’s taping of his appearance on Kimmel’s show.

The Michigan rapper says he and Kimmel want to remind everyone that real people are being affected by what’s going on in Detroit.

He tells the Detroit Free Press, through his publicist, that news reports ignore people who have lost their jobs without getting big payouts after dedicating themselves to the auto industry.

Eminem says he and Kimmel also want to show some of the autoworkers “a good time while we’re at it.”

Eminem will also appear on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday and May 22.

Gosselin denies affair

NEW YORK — Reality TV star Kate Gosselin says she isn’t cheating on her husband, Jon, and calls the accusations disgusting and unthinkable.

Gosselin tells People magazine she’s the target of tabloid lies romantically linking her with a bodyguard who frequently travels with the family. She’s speaking out after recent reports that portrayed her as the victim of her husband’s infidelity.

The Gosselins, along with their eight children, star on the TLC reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” which chronicles the challenges of raising a large family.

Jon Gosselin has denied reports of an affair with a 23-year-old schoolteacher.

Michael Landon’s son found dead at his home

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Mark Landon, an actor and eldest son of “Little House on the Prairie” star Michael Landon, was found dead Monday at his home. He was 60.

The cause of death was not immediately clear, but there was no evidence of foul play, said Sgt. David Infante of the Los Angeles County sheriff’s office.

Mark Landon, among Michael Landon’s nine children, appeared in three movies, including “Us” — a CBS television movie written and directed by his father in 1991 just before he died of cancer at age 54. The film was a pilot intended to be another series for Michael Landon. It aired a few months after his death.

Michael Landon also starred in such shows as “Bonanza” and “Highway to Heaven.” He adopted Mark Landon after marrying his mother, Dodie Levy-Fraser, in 1956.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Buck Taylor (“Gunsmoke,” “Gods and Generals”) is 71. Actor Harvey Keitel is 70. Singer Stevie Wonder is 59. Comedian Stephen Colbert (“The Colbert Report”) is 45. Singer Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish is 43. Bassist Mickey Madden of Maroon 5 is 30.